Dragons, Spark close out Week 9 with wins

Field Level Media07 Apr 2020, 03:55 GMT+10

The Shanghai Dragons and Hangzhou Spark closed out Week 10 of the Overwatch League with victories on Monday.

The Dragons beat the Chengdu Hunters 3-1 while the Spark rallied to beat the Guangzhou Charge in another five-map match for Hangzhou. The matches were moved from Saturday to Monday due to China's national day of mourning for the coronavirus pandemic.

The Dragons improved to 3-1 and are now third in the Pacific Conference behind the Seoul Dynasty and Vancouver Titans, while the Hunters (1-3) are now tied for last place in the Pacific. The Hunters (minus-1) are in 16th place overall with a map edge over the Dallas Fuel (minus-6).

Chengdu's only win to date in Season 3 was a 3-0 victory over Shanghai in Week 8.

In Monday's rematch, Shanghai opened with a 2-0 win on Busan before Chengdu toook Volskaya Industries 3-2. The Dragons re-took the lead with a 2-1 win on Route 66 and closed out the match 4-3 on Eichenwalde.

"An incredibly close series but we managed to take the rematch," the Dragons tweeted.

The Spark pulled even in the Pacific standings with the Charge at 2-2, with both teams having a minus-2 map difference.

Hangzhou opened Monday's match with a 2-1 win on Oasis, with Guangzhou evening things with a 3-2 edge on Volskaya Industries. The match moved to Rialto, where the Charge put the Spark on the ropes with a 4-3 win.

Hangzhou then rallied to win Eichenwalde 3-2 and Nepal 2-1.

"Victory! We seize the day with amazing team plays!," the Spark tweeted.

Overwatch League Season 3 standings, with match record (W-L), map record (W-L-T) and map differential: